FirstNet 101 – A Closer Look At NPSBN
From A.W.A.R.E Broadband is a big issue for our readers–especially where it intersects with alerts and warnings. You have probably read one of the more popular examples of how first responders will be able to use broadband, by allowing them to send and receive video and data. However, it is also being recommended that the FCC [...]
Read More →Plans & Challenges Emerge For Nationwide Public Safety Broadband
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), an independent board established to oversee the creation of a nationwide public safety broadband network (NPSBN) for first responders, recently started the difficult work of designing a blueprint of what such a massive network might look like. But as public comments on the proposed conceptual architecture of the network [...]
Read More →Rise of the Machines: The Use of Drones in Public Safety
From A.W.A.R.E Nelson County, North Dakota Sheriff Kelly Janke knew he had a problem. While trying to serve an arrest warrant on an area farm this summer, he was chased away by three armed men brandishing rifles. Afraid of what could be a very dangerous standoff, he called in back up. On the ground, North [...]
Read More →Mayor suggests student fee to hire more police, firefighters for local college’s sporting events
Morgantown, West Virginia mayor Jim Manilla wants to hire more police officers and firefighters to deal with street fires, riots, and other incidents following West Virginia University sporting events, and he wants the students to pay for it. The Republic reports that Manilla has told several media outlets that he is considering asking the university to [...]
Read More →Maryland’s Statewide Public Safety Radio Network Takes Shape
Maryland has launched the first phase of a statewide public safety radio network that will allow public safety personnel from state agencies and local jurisdictions to communicate digitally across a single, interoperable system. The new 700 MHz radio system, Maryland First Responders Interoperable Radio System Team (Maryland FiRST), was officially announced in June and the [...]
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